Abstract: Story collected by a student at Lúbán Díge (Bodyke) school (Bodyke, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0591/7/46
School Lúbán Díge (Bodyke) [Vol. 0591, Chapter 0007]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Clare Schools
Cribbing Birds [duchas:5173968]
This was a great joy to young boys when we had snow or frost to make a bird basket. Set-it-with a gablóg (fork shaped rod) left on bow of basket. When the bird touched the bow going in for the bread - it fell and she was held. Thrushes, black birds, gold finches were caught this way. The robin if caught was always let free because the robin is supposed to have got its red breast from one trying to pick out the nails from our Lord's Hands on Calvary. They kill the thrushes and blackbirds and clean and eat them. Some do this
Original reference: 0591/7/46
Cribbing Birds
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